Excellent points in both posts! I suppose I was intentionally trying to shift the focus a tad, rather than just addressing your question as phrased. Apologies.
Excellent points in both posts! I suppose I was intentionally trying to shift the focus a tad, rather than just addressing your question as phrased. Apologies.
Oh no reason to apologize your point is important and overall I agree with it, we do need to push money into states we probably aren't winning at the statewide federal level until the 2040s for downballot reasons and to set us up for future success.
I think it should matter that local races are where Democrats can get traction, especially if they are in red region. Not arguing this is where the energy should be focused the most but local races tend to be lower profile compared to the statewide and federal ones.
I had mentioned in another party of the thread that SC-01, as an example, is a Congressional district that might present opportunities for growth for Democrats at the local level as itтАЩs a Lean GOP district.
Excellent points in both posts! I suppose I was intentionally trying to shift the focus a tad, rather than just addressing your question as phrased. Apologies.
Oh no reason to apologize your point is important and overall I agree with it, we do need to push money into states we probably aren't winning at the statewide federal level until the 2040s for downballot reasons and to set us up for future success.
I think it should matter that local races are where Democrats can get traction, especially if they are in red region. Not arguing this is where the energy should be focused the most but local races tend to be lower profile compared to the statewide and federal ones.
I had mentioned in another party of the thread that SC-01, as an example, is a Congressional district that might present opportunities for growth for Democrats at the local level as itтАЩs a Lean GOP district.